After 11 seasons in the NFL, former Detroit Lions defensive tackle Michael Brockers has announced his retirement from the league. Brockers made the announcement on social media.
A former first-round pick (No. 14 overall) of the St. Louis Rams in 2012, Brockers spent the first nine years of his career with the team that drafted him. He appeared in 138 games (136 starts) in that span for St. Louis/Los Angeles and tallied 28 sacks, and 395 tackles (48 for loss).
Unfortunately for him, he was traded by the Rams to the Lions in 2021, the same year the Rams won the Super Bowl. Brockers spent two years with Detroit, appearing in 22 contests (21 starts) over his two seasons there.
Veteran defensive tackle Michael Brockers, a Houston area resident who’s holding a youth football camp at @UHCougarFB on Saturday, announced his retirement from #NFL pic.twitter.com/XaVY3p2rW6
— Aaron Wilson (@AaronWilson_NFL) May 15, 2024
He finished his Lions tenure with one sack and 56 tackles (four for loss). Brockers was released by Detroit last offseason and didn’t end up with another team, instead sitting out the 2023 campaign.